School of Education

The major fields of doctoral specialization in education are available as minor areas for other doctoral programs. Students may also minor in any area of study outside the School of Education that is listed in the IU Bloomington Bulletins. In addition, three approved minor area programs are available:

Inquiry/Research Methodology Minor

The development of competencies in methods of quantitative and qualitative inquiry constitutes the main thrust of this minor program.

Graduates of a doctoral program with a minor in inquiry may qualify for positions as faculty members in colleges or universities or as researchers or evaluators in foundations, public school systems, industry, or consulting firms.

Students minoring in inquiry methodology may not use courses in their minor that have been counted elsewhere in their program of studies.

Questions about this minor should be addressed to the chair of the Department of Counseling and Educational Psychology.

Social Foundations of Education Minor

This minor introduces students to the use of sociological and anthropological research in the study of education. It encompasses the intellectual foundations of these social sciences, the educational theories and findings of scholars in these disciplines, and the research methodologies of these disciplines that are relevant to educational research.

The 12 credit hours of course work required for this minor cannot duplicate those taken in the major field.

A listing of the required courses is available in the office of the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies.

Interdisciplinary Minor

In certain cases, special interdepartmental minors (12 or more credit hours of work in two or more departments) or minors not specifically listed above may be approved by the Associate Dean for Graduate Studies upon recommendation of the student's advisory committee, provided such approval is requested prior to pursual of any of the proposed courses of study.

Examination procedures (if any) or other requirements (for example, stipulation of the minimum grades acceptable) should also be specified in the proposal to the Associate Dean for Graduate Studies.